Ancient Greek Mythology

The word “mythology” could be defined as a collection of sacred tales, human origin stories, or religious cultural beliefs. Greek Mythology is the teachings and religious tales that belong specifically to the ancient Greeks. Their myths are about gods and heroes and their religious beliefs of the nature of the world. There are many different Greek mythologies that explain the natural phenomena in which humankind lived. Each story is different; some stories gave advice on how to live happy lives, and others told stories of life after-death. They helped the people stay in historical contact with their ancestors. These myths are a popular broad section in the Greeks society. The sculptures, paintings, and assorted potteries created by people continue …show more content…
The mythical characters and gods shared the same feelings as a human and were often resembled in human form. Greek mythology stressed the weakness of the mortals. They believed that their immortal Gods controlled all aspects and terrifying powers of nature. They believed that their lives were completely dependent on the good will of the Gods. The relationship between the mortal people and the immortal Gods were always considered friendly, unless there was unacceptable behavior shown by the Greeks. Unacceptable behaviors such as unnecessary wealth, indulgent arrogance, or extreme determination were given severe punishment. Greek mythology was literally intertwined with every part of their lives. Every Greek city dedicated itself to either a group of Gods or a specific God, like Zeus for example. They built temples, such as Delphi, which I mentioned earlier, in which civilians would go to honor and worship. They even had gatherings and festivals where they would recite poems and tell the legendary stories to celebrate the …show more content…
The two Titians gave birth to six children. Three sons whom were Poseidon, Hades, and Zeus. In addition to, three daughters whom were Hera, Hestia, and Demeter. Hestia and Hades are both not considered as Olympian Gods, because they are only included at some point to their existence. However, the other four are always considered Olympians. The second generation Olympian Gods were Athena, Ares, Hermes, Dionysus, Apollo, Artemis and Hephaestus. Aphrodite is generally considered in the Titian generation, but also is considered to be in the second generation along with the others. Each individual God has their own specific meaning, depiction, symbol, and